Prepared patients: Internet information seeking by new rheumatology patients

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 575-582

  Hay, M Cameron ^a,b   Cadigan, R Jean ^b,c   Khanna, Dinesh ^b,e   Strathmann, Cynthia ^b,d   Lieber, Eli ^b   Altman, Roy ^b   McMahon, Maureen ^b   Kokhab, Morris ^b   Furst, Daniel E ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RHEUMATIC DISEASES;

EID: 42449096404     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.23533     Document Type: Article

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